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Nutrition Science and Everyday Application - beta v 0.1

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GLUCOSE REGULATION AND UTILIZATION IN THE BODY 207<br />

Figure 4.21. Data from the CDC show the increasingly prevalence of both obesity <strong>and</strong> type 2<br />

diabetes between 1994 <strong>and</strong> 2015.<br />

The complications of type 2 diabetes result from long-term exposure to high blood<br />

glucose, or hyperglycemia. This causes damage to the heart, blood vessels, kidneys, eyes,<br />

<strong>and</strong> nerves, increasing the risk of heart disease <strong>and</strong> stroke, kidney failure, blindness, <strong>and</strong><br />

nerve dysfunction. People with uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes can also end up with foot<br />

infections <strong>and</strong> ulcers because of impaired nerve function <strong>and</strong> wound healing. If left<br />

untreated, this results in amputation.

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